The United Nations has announced plans temporarily to relocate hundreds of its foreign staff operating in Afghanistan, citing security concerns, reports Al Jazeera.
Kai Eide, the top UN official in the country explained the decision in Kabul on Thursday, a week after five UN personnel were killed in a Taliban attack in the capital.
But Eide, the UN's Special Representative in Afghanistan, said the relocation does not mean the UN is withdrawing its operations in the country.
Continues at: english.aljazeera.net - UN to relocate staff in Afghanistan
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